STORY: Before the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame could induct the honorees, musical presenters, performers and guests arrived on the roof of a parking lot in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday (November 8).

A slew of musical talent turned out including Chappel Roan, The Killers, Donald Glover and Brandi Carlile.

Carlile told Reuters, "Tonight is just hours of people's dreams coming true and people getting to speak that haven't got to speak before. And it's just a whole evening full of like gratitude. You can't ask for much more. And there's wine."

"The Twist" singer Chubby Checker, pop star Cyndi Lauper and grunge rock band Soundgarden were among the acts chosen for induction this year into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Others selected for the Rock Hall in Cleveland included English rock group Bad Company, hip-hop act Outkast, rock and blues singer Joe Cocker and garage rock duo The White Stripes.

Inductees were chosen by fans and industry experts. Artists must have released their first recording at least 25 years ago to be eligible.

A singer and dancer, the now 83-year-old Checker was known for popularizing various dance styles including the twist and the limbo in the 1960s.

Bad Company came together in 1973 and recorded hits such as "Feel Like Makin' Love" and the self-titled "Bad Company".

British singer Cocker made the music charts with songs such as "You are So Beautiful" and "Up Where We Belong" with Jennifer Warnes, and was known for his legendary cover of The Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends" performed at Woodstock.

Lauper, 71, stood out in the 1980s during the heyday of music videos with her colorful hair and outfits and upbeat songs such as "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun."

Soundgarden, part of the 1990s grunge rock scene in Seattle, was led by Chris Cornell, who died by suicide in 2017.

"Hey Ya!" band Outkast was formed in Atlanta by Big Boi and Andre 3000 in 1992. The White Stripes, from Detroit, led a resurgence of garage rock in the 2000s.

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SHOWS: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 8, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. SINGER SONGWRITER CHAPPELL ROAN POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS

2. SINGER SONGWRITER CYNDI LAUPER

3. ACTOR AND MUSICIAN DONALD GLOVER

4. MUSICIAN JACK WHITE

5. ACTOR AND MUSICIAN JANELLE MONAE BEING INTERVIEWED

6. MUSICIAN BECK

7. SINGER SONGWRITER BRANDI CARLILE BEING INTERVIEWED

8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SINGER SONGWRITER, BRANI CARLILE, SAYING:

"What this event is like that sets it apart from other events is, not to take anything away from like awards shows and things like that, but in those nights there are like winners and losers, you know. So somebody's heart's getting broken and somebody's dreams are coming true. Tonight is just hours of people's dreams coming true and people getting to speak that haven't got to speak before. And it's just a whole evening full of like gratitude. You can't ask for much more. And there's wine."

9. WHITE TALKING WITH MONAE

10. MUSICIAN QUESTLOVE

11. LAUPER POSING FOR PHOTOS

12. MUSICIANS 21 PILOTS JOSH DUN AND TYLER JOSEPH BEING INTERVIEWED

13. (SOUNDBITE) (English) 21 PILOTS MEMBER, TYLER JOSEPH, SAYING:

"Well, I think that in a lot of ways we don't... I would say pretty much everyone here would say we don't necessarily do this for accolades and trophies because that's just like the cool thing to say. But what a cool trophy, though right? If you could ever get there. I think it also represents just the amount of influence you had, how much you've actually paved the way for musicians behind you to do things. Just kind of like what I talked about with the White Stripes and what they did for us. And if we could create some sort of trail that others could follow behind or at least be influenced by in some way, I think that that's embodied in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."

14. SINGER SONGWRITER RAYE ON THE CARPET

15. SINGER SONGWRITER TEDDY SWIMS

16. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SINGER SONGWRITER, TEDDY SWIMS, SAYING:

"Ah. This is the goal. You know, this is the end game for sure. I would be absolutely hopeful. This is this is what I've been claiming from the beginning of my life, is one day I will be."

17. ROCK BAND THE KILLERS POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS

18. MUSICIAN TAYLOR MOMSEN

19. BLACK CROWES CHRIS ROBINSON WITH MEMBERS FROM TEDESCHI TRUCKS

20. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LEAD SINGER, BLACK CROWES, CHRIS ROBINSON, SAYING:

"Well, I mean, for me, you always meet someone that you never met, which is always cool, but I mean, there's so many people that we know and that we're friends with that it's just and it's just, you know... especially friend....I mean, we were nominated last year, but to see friends here who got in whether it's Soundgarden, Jack White, you know people that where we have relationships with. I'm just happy for them and we're just happy to have a good Saturday night in Los Angeles."

21. ROCK BAND SOUNDGARDEN POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS

22. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SOUNDGARDEN MEMBER, KIM THAYIL, SAYING:

"I think he'd definitely love it. I mean, he he enjoyed inducting Heart and he enjoyed seeing the enthusiasm of the fans. I think he would have liked to have seen and shared that with our fans."

23. PRODUCER JIMMY JAM

24. 21 PILOTS

25. WHITE WITH 21 PILOTS

26. GLOVER WITH RAPPER JID

27. MUSICIANS OUTKAST ANDRE 3000 AND BIG BOI

28. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR AND MUSICIAN, DONALD GLOVER, SAYING:

"They're great people. But also like, I think, musically, like, being from the South, I think they are the reason we have Southern, we have all those Southern things. They were the first ones to be like we are the South, you know, they they... Andre has a twang. Big Boi has a twang. Like they didn't try and be New York, they didn't try and be L.A., they were themselves. So I feel like I really appreciate them for that because it allowed me to be me."

29. RAYE BEING INTERVIEWED

30. ROAN WALKING/ GETTING INTERVIEWED

31. MUSICIAN MICK FLEETWOOD

32. RAPPER KILLER MIKE TO QUESTLOVE AND GLOVER ON PRESS LINE

33. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MUSICIAN, QUESTLOVE, SAYING:

"Sly Stone literally invented the alphabet for which we are all still writing. I mean, if you look at, you know, anyone that's written, produced, arranged, like the one man show, Sly was the first. Using drum machine, Sly was first. Different studio techniques, Sly was first. The first intersectional interracial band, Sly was first. His songwriting. Like, there's no P-Funk, there's no... there's no Outkast, there's no Prince of the Revolution without Sly and the Family Stone."

34. MAN SERENADING AND THEN HUGGING LAUPER

35. ROAN POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHING AND ENTERING EVENT